Tashi Warnings Or Dangers

Suoyang has a serious insect problem unfortunately, which is taxing the minds of local tourism and EPB staff who would like to find an environmentally-friendly solution. The chaobing fly - and there are swarms of them - mean that you have to keep walking or moving at Suoyang. Their bite is particularly unpleasant, and leaves something inside your skin. This can cause secondary infections, so if ou are bitten do use antiseptic cream as well as anti-histamines.
The flies are less obvious in the early morning and most active when it is hot. it takes about 2 hours to get from Dunhuang to Anxi, so a 6.30 start from Dunhuang is advisable to see as much of Suoyang before the flies come out en masse. Don't let the flies put you off going there though: we were at the site from 8.30 until 2.30 in the afternoon and didn't get bitten by a chaobing all that time, although we did suffer a few bites from mosquitos and other flies. It is important to wear long trousers and long sleeves though! We also used plenty of insect repellant as well!